• neclimdul@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Not sure how support doesn’t fall under “preserve, protect and defend” in every way that’s meaningful

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      11 months ago

      That is the sophistry part. It clearly was intended to be a higher level of oath that included the lower one. Watch: SCOTUS will say that the president actually doesn’t have to support the Constitution.